Patient's question:
NoDoctor's answer:
Hiccups are often caused by overeating. There are multiple reasons for hiccups, including functional or organic changes in the stomach and esophagus. External substances, biochemical, and physical stimuli can also trigger them. For example: excessive air entering the stomach causing it to overflow from the mouth, neurological factors (such as vagus nerve excitement, pyloric spasm), poor eating habits (such as eating or drinking too quickly), excessive swallowing movements (such as excessive or insufficient saliva), etc. When hiccups are caused by gastrointestinal neurosis or chronic gastrointestinal diseases leading to weakened gastric motility, the incidence is frequent and difficult to improve during treatment.